Creating flows
After enabling Amazon Quick Flows in the Amazon Quick Suite management console, users with creator permissions and an appropriate Amazon Quick Suite license can create flows using several different methods. This section describes the various ways to create a flow and the requirements for each method.
Prerequisites for creating flows
Before you can create a flow, ensure that you have:
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Creator permissions in Quick Suite.
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Access to the Amazon Quick Flows feature, which must be enabled by your administrator.
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A supported web browser. For more information about browser requirements, see Browser requirements.
Creating a flow using natural language prompt (NLP)
The natural language prompt method allows you to describe your desired flow in plain language, and Amazon Quick Flows will generate a flow based on your description.
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Sign in to the Quick Suite console.
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In the navigation pane, choose Flows.
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Choose Create Flow. Once you select creating a flow, you see a page where you can enter a natural language prompt or use a sample prompt.
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In the prompt field, describe the flow you want to create. Be as specific as possible about:
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The purpose of the flow
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The inputs it should accept
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The processing it should perform
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The outputs or actions it should produce
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Choose Generate Flow.
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Review the generated flow and make any necessary adjustments.
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Preview the flow to test its functionality and ensure it works as expected. If the flow is ready for use, you can share or publish it with individuals, groups, or all users who have appropriate access permissions.
Note
The quality of the generated flow depends on the clarity and specificity of your natural language prompt. You may need to refine your prompt or make manual adjustments to the flow to achieve your desired outcome.
Creating a flow from scratch (blank flow)
Creating a flow from scratch gives you complete control over the design and functionality of your flow.
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Sign in to the Quick Suite web experience.
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In the navigation pane, choose Flows.
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Choose Create Flow.
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Create a blank flow.
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Enter a name and optional description for your flow.
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In the Flow builder, add and configure the steps you need:
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Add input steps to collect information from users.
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Add reasoning groups to process information using AI models.
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Add output steps to get AI-generated responses from Quick Suite data, Quick Sight dashboards and topics, Web search, UI Agent, or General knowledge.
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Add action steps to perform operations in connected systems.
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Add image step to generate professional grade content from text and image inputs.
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Choose Save to save your flow.
For more information about the different components you can use in a flow, see Terminology and key concepts.
Creating a flow by duplicating an existing flow
Duplicating a flow allows you to copy an existing flow. This helps users to understand how the flow was created and easily create flows based on others' ideas.
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Sign in to the Quick Suite console.
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In the navigation pane, choose Flows.
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Find the flow you want to duplicate.
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Choose the ellipsis (⋮) next to the flow name, then choose Duplicate.
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Enter a name and optional description for the new flow.
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Make any necessary modifications to the duplicated flow.
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Choose Save to save your flow.
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When you duplicate a flow, all components, connections, and configurations are copied to the new flow. However, you may need to reconfigure certain settings, such as authentication for action connectors.
Creating a flow from an agent conversation
You can create a flow directly from a conversation with Amazon Q by using the Quick Flows icon in the chat bar.
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Sign in to the Quick Suite console.
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Start a conversation with Amazon Quick Agent in the chat interface.
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Discuss the flow you want to create, including its purpose, inputs, processing, and outputs.
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When you're ready to create the flow, click the Quick Flows icon in the chat bar.
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Choose Create Flow from conversation.
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Enter a name and optional description for the flow.
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Choose Create.
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Review the generated flow and make any necessary adjustments.
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Choose Save to save your flow.
This method is particularly useful when you want to explore ideas and possibilities through conversation before creating a flow.
Flow creation requirements
When creating a flow, keep the following requirements in mind:
- Flow name
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Flow names must be unique within your Quick Suite account and can contain up to 128 characters.
- Flow components
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A valid flow must have at least one input step and one output step or action step.
- Reasoning groups
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Each reasoning group must have at least one instruction that defines what the AI model should do with the inputs.
- Action steps
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Action steps require proper authentication and configuration before they can be used in a flow.
Next steps
After creating a flow, you can:
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Test your flow to ensure it works as expected. .
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Publish your flow to make it available to users. See Publishing your flow.
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Share your flow with specific users or groups. See Sharing flows.
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Monitor your flow's usage and performance. See What is a progress tracker?.
